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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
Trials of Young Women Employees.
albany Journal.

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There has been created in New York
city class of young ladies who work for
living as telegraphers, typewriters, sec
retaries and other intellectual occupa-
tions. Of course several scandals have
become notorious among them, careless
tongues veg recklessly,, but as rule
they are just about the incest, lovellest
girls in town. A phiIanthroplc matron
of millions said to me: Half the stories
these girls tell are of the tests their char
acters are put to. and the approaches
they forever must guard against. One
young lady [ know of secured place as
secretary to lawyer on one day, and on
the next day he flung his arms around
her and kissed her. Another had TO car
ry manuscript TO an office every now and
then, and one day the white-haired head
of the place vowed he loved her. He
said he was unhappily married, but he
hoped that would provoke her sympathy
and not her dislike An employe of the
customs service not so far from here as
to be out of the State, was sent TO search
a woman smuggler, and when she under
took her task the smuggler proved to be
mana very keen witted practical hu-
morist. One concern in town, which en-
ploys hundreds of girls, put detectives on
the sidewalk 10 prevent them from be-
ing insulted out of doors By persons
waiting for them to come out. The de-
tectives would be mere useful inside the
building. But the subject makes me wax
warm as I ponder over if, and the Things
which [ know about woman, work beside
man poar II Or my intellect like Young
Niagara. You yould also be Indignant
could you know the sum Of torture girls
put up with TO keep feor-walkers and su-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
CRIME.

LEE Mos1ER was hanged Tuesday morn
ing at Wichita, Kan, for a murder COM
mitted in Indian Territory.
JAMES P. MoCABE, convicted of the
murder of Michael Riley, was hanged
Thursday at Honesdale, Pa.
J.J. BYRNE, who is wanted in Milwaukee
for forgery and bigamy, was arrested
Wednesday at Woodstock, Ont.
: MRS. BARBARA HANDLE, woman 80
years old, was murdered, on her farm
near Woodbury., New Jersey. Her son in
law, George Durham, who is accused of
committing the crime, has been arrested.
The trial of DR.. Leonard st. John who
is under Indictment for conspiracy for
assisting boodler McGarigle to escape has
been postponed until the next term of
the Criminal Court.
JOHANN MosT, the anarchist, was ar
rested Thursday at New York on an in
dictment for having made an lncendiary
speech, calculated to incite riot. The
prisoner was locked up III one Of the cells
at police headquarters.
JASPER Moss and s'half-brothern nam
ed Jimmie were arrested at Adrian,
Mich, Tuesday. Jimmie" proving to be
Jennie Haynes, who had run away from
her home at Montpelier, Ohio, week or
two ago.
J. FINLEY HokE, the Peoria bank en-
bezzler, who was extradIted from Canada
and convicted of forgery, was taFen to
the Joliet penitentiary Tuesday, to serve
his sentence of five years. Hoke's ap-
peal case is pending IN the supreme
court
AN attempt was made to blow up the
Iowa Iron Works at Dubuque late on
Monday pigaf s large number Of men
sFere. al woyk, bus Rome happening TO be
neas- all escaped INJURY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

GOVERNMENT supervision of the nation
al banks is showing up badly Just now.
Of what use are examiners, one may ask,
when Cashier Hicks of Stafford Springs
can so completely wreck the institution
there that out of capital of 100000
and a surplus of $4,000 only little over
IS 900 is left to the stockholders? And
when in the case of the Fifth national at
ST. Louis, the cashier can make false
entries for six mouths sin SO bungling
manner that a novice could hardly be
deceived where more than 100000 in
paper is found to worth hardly 10 cents,
and where the institution has really been
insolvent for four years, a conspiracy
between the president and outside par
ties to defrand the bank having existed
for long time? An examination that
could not find anything out of the way in
the Stafford bank in all the years Hicks
was operating; and coald not detect any
thing wrong in an institution loading
Itself with 100000 in worthless paper
and running on insoivent for four years,
such an examination is worse than
none,-for it creates false sense of
security and throws all interested off
their guard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
STRANGE REMEDIES.
Queer Cures for Various Diseases Prescribed
10y Superstitious English People.
Nineteenth Century

Queer Cures for Various Diseases Prescribed
10y Superstitious English People.
Nineteenth Century,
The Northunbrian cure for warts is to
take large snail, rub the wart we'll with
1T, and then impale the snail on thorn
hedge. As the creature wastes away the
warts will surely disappear. In the West
of England eel's blood serves the same
purpose.
At Loeb Carron, in Ross shire, an oc-
casional cure for erysipelas is TO cut off
half the ear of cat and let the blood drip
on the infamed surface. In Cornwall
the treatment for the removal of whelks
OF small pimples from the eyelids of
children is to pass the tail of black cat
nine times over the parts affected. Toads
are made to do service in divers manners
in Cornwall and Northampton for the
cure of nose-ble eding and ouinsey, while
'Stoad-powder," or even live toad or
spider shut up in box, is still IL some
places accounted as useful charm
against contagiOn as it was in the days of
Sir Kenelm Digby. The old smallpox
and dropsy remedy, known as pulvis
oethiopicus, was nothing more or less
than powdered toad.
In Devonshire any person bitten by
viper is advised To kill the creature at
once and rub he wound with it's fat 1t
is said that this practice has survived in
some portions of the United States, where
the flesh of rattlesntk lies is accredited the
best cure for it's own bite Black. 10 his
Folk Medicines" stafes that the belief in
the powder of snak'e-sixira ---- 80
rheumatism still exists in New England.
Such belief is PROBABLY direct heritage
from Britain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

SECRETARY FAIRoHILD has made wise
extension of civli-servlce reform by In
Producing a system of competitive ex
animation In the treasury department
for cierkships below the grades covered
by the statute. 1t seems by the descrip-
tien to answer to the requirements for a
simply practical test of competence for
the word to be done. Catch words there
arc none in the questions; no questions
are pa5 that yes or no will answer; no
problems; the department method of &C.
coan ting is the standard of examination
IN accounts; and the questions In arith-
metic, which exact nothing beyond the
range of the eighth grade of the Wash
ington grammar schools, are framed
from cases which have actually been met
at the desk. On scale of 100, the min
nimum of marking for eligibility to pro-
motion is Y. Mr.. Fairchiid varies from
the usage of the civil service commission
in dropping the time limitation for ans
wers; he gives the clerks all the TIM they
want, but the length of time they take is
considered in the marking. The scheme
was put IN operation about month ago,
and has worked well so far.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

TEE death of Capt. Eads was severe
blow to the Tehuantepec ship railway
enter prise, but the men interested in it
have no notion of throwing up the sponge.
A com pany will be organized under the
laws of the state of New York, with ex-
Senator Window as president. Congress
will not be asked for q subsidy, the ap-
peal for money being made directly to
sprivate capitalists upon the business
merits of the undertaking.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO Nov 10 Flour Unchanged. Whea
Firm and higher; opened about the same as
yesterdays closing; auctuated and closed MQD1c
higher; 1873 for seller cash; 741a fer seller De-
cember; S01a for seller May. Cor'i-Active and
easy; opened 1sc under yesterdays close and
closed A@ssc above yesterdays closing; 444 for
seller cash; a for seller December 4S for seller
May. Oats-Frm; higher and in good demand,
but not as active as yesterday; 2615 for seller
cash. Z6A for seller December; 3014 for seller May
Rye SIeadier at 521a. bareJ-Quier at 76 OF.
Prime tInothy-a 3Oo4231. Flax seed-1.173@
1.173l WHISKY 10 PorK-Active and irregu-
lar; ID 121a013 IS for seller January; 1864 for
seller May Lard-Moderately active AND firmer
with active demand. 6.55 for seller cash and De-
cember 6 80 for seller May. Short ribs, $50
for seller January shoulders 5.4005.45; short
clear $50 6 IS Firm; creamery, 2214
%; dairy, 49,. @24. Cheesc-Firm. full cream
cheddars, 11@11A; flats, 1i4M115a; yong
saerlcas. 11lA@12. Eggs-Firm at 2044 81. Hides
and talow unchanged.
Eiour-Recelpts, 81 COO: shipments II, go.
wheat-Receipts Jos 0oo shipments 5000
Corn-Recelpss, III 900: Shipments 5000
oats-Receipts, 1873 600; shipments, $4,000.
Rye-Receipts, 5oO0 Shipments, 1000
Barley receipts. 100000: shipments. $1,000
rHIcgto Nov 19-The Drovera' sourr = re-
portz: Caftje-Receipts 10 500: steady; shipping
steers, 10 500; stockers and feeders, 200g3 15;
COWS, bulls and mixed, 1862 60; Texas cattle,
1888 20; western cattle, 2-6003-s0 Hogs
Receipts Al co., market steady; closing shade
lower mixed 40 "a. 20; heavy, IA 80; light.
4 4O-l4 70. skips, 3 O0@4 35- sheep -iteceipts,
10000: slow and lower for common; common $50
g g. %: western, soe@350; Texans, a.oOQs.10
lambs 750510
The Drovers' Journal cablegram from London
quotes American cattle steady, best 1215e per
pound sinking the offal.
While lying on the gridiron over slow
fire. St layFrence-in whose honor the
Escurial vas built by Phillip II,-sald TO
the Emperor, who was watching his suf-
ferings: "Assastus est; jam versa ct man
duca," which one translator, not quite
literally but approximately of the grim
humor characterizing the original, rem
dered:
This side enough is toasted
Then turn ms tyrant and eat;
And see whether raw or roasted
[ am ne better meat.
Hence, @Done to turn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
IN GENERAL.
Gone with the Cash.


John h. Weber, young man IN
the en- ploy of the Northern Pacific
Expire SIS Company, at st. Paul,
Mimi, for year or more, has dissap-
peared. 1t is reported that he took wi tn
him large amount of money that had
been expressed to Western points. The
exact amount is not known, nor can it be
ascertained until the claims of the ship
pers are all in, as the packages taken by
Weber were not entered uoon his books.
1t is believed, however, that he has got
away with about $1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

LORD SALISBURY has finally lent his
moral support to the new triple league.
He does not make an offensive and de-
fensive alliance with Germany, Austria
and Italy, but he Identifies himself with
the Germany party in the present divis-
ion OF European interests. While the
present arrangement lasts there need be
DE no fear of war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

THE London socialists denounce Henry
George as "a traitor to the cause" be-
cause he did not protest against the exc
cution of the anarchists. Mr.. George is
not as well known to the London social
been regarded as weak minded, senti-
mental crank by the latter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

perintendsnts from falsely reporting
them and getting them discharged, the
armor they have to wear to keep en- ploy-
ers In their places, the things they have
TO near and sse in silence, kAoaing that
mere is no redress but to throw up their
livings."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

In the fisheries business the past season
II vessels were lost with 127 men who
leave so widows and 81 children. Forty
one other seamen met death by drowning
or accident
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

The Caffarel scan dal inquiry instituted
by the French chamber of deputies Is
quite as likely to hurt the factions that
press the matter as those who have been
guilty of dishonesty. The attempt to
force President Grevy's resignation has
failed. Many are now calling for the alb
olition of civil service decorations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE,. Nov. 19.-WheaI-F Firm: TIPS for
seller cash 721 for seller December 79 for seller
May. Strong; No. g. 441a Oats Quiet;
No. white, 1874. Pork ID O0D13.25 for seller
November. Lard-6 Is for seller November
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

The immense car and machine shops of
the Cincinnati Southern railway at Lud-
low, KY, a small village opposite Cincin-
natl, burned Friday morning. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. Five hundred
EN- ployes will be thrown out of employ
upnf.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
An Able Protector.

If there is more able protector against the
incursions of disease than Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, we have yet to learn Of it. Against the
periodic attacks of fever and ague it afordsa sure
defense, it renews waning vitality. and counter
acts the inirmties Of age; it prevents dyspepsia
from becoming chronic, and eventually annIhii-
ates it. 1t rolIses the liver and kidneys when
dormant and insures regular habis of boay. TO
the nervous it is of inestlnaole sencft. Importing
stead ness and vigor into an enfeebfed ply slque
The term lie ieate health, IS usually another
name fer debility. While the Btters Is proctr-
able, the weak need never despair q phyy.sslsss
reinforcement Persons whose av0cations are
ss6eniary and laborions. or Involve exposure TO
uufavorable climatic Influences wiz also fad the
Buffers able protector.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24

The choice of successor to DIR.
McC osh, of Princeton, lies between Rev.
DR.. Patton and Prof Sloane
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-24
WASHINGTON.

AN official list of the members of the
next house of representatives will consist
of 1913 democrats, 153 republicans and
independents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-09
Maine Forests.

Nr Talbot of East Mach a.. introduced
Il resolve Thursday, with accompany in@
bill To protect Maine forests
The resolve suggests that the Governor
and six ci)iHcn~ appointed by him he con
slituted Il Committee To- institute an in
quirv 10 the extent To which Naue for
eet~ are being destroyed by indi~criminatc
cutting of wood and timber with aud for
transportation ont of thc State. also the
cn,rt prudarcd by the destruction of for
c~t> upon pond- and streams, and inquire
into the necessity for the adoption of for
est laws, desirable To protect the forests
of the State from waste by fire, and 9th
crwisc The bill introduced lay Mr. Tai
bot provides for the collection of >tatiN-
ties relating To Maine forests. that the
assessors of each town annually make IN
estimate of the area and condition OF
forest land. also the area OF waste or
barren land ON which valuable trees might
be grown, and report to the Secretary OF
State, and that the Secretary of State
give consolidated summary of these re-
turns by counties in his annual report.
The bill nslructs tn" >clcctmcn of every
town in which forest fire of more than
one acre in extent has occurred within Il
year to report to Sec of State thu extent
burned, the amount of property DESTROYED
the value of timber, amount pl wood
logs bark and other forest product and
fencing, bridges and buildings burned.
The bill also requires that causcs of fires
he asecrtaincd if possible. and that all
foregoing facts he included in the Secre-
tary of States report
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-09

To the Honorable Justices OF the Supreme
within aud Tor the County of Somerset state
"l Maine. liumhlN show Edward skies, Will
an H. wiltshire aud George \. RHymond of san
tiah'lSco, ~ The county of ~;m francisco and
H'atc II alit"rnia, copartners dong business
uhatf u" Hrn name and stNl al T.. skies a
'"' illhi they are seized In fee simple and as
tenants III common, ufHhd IN cert in real estate.
tlalr IN An-on, in said County of Somerset
huniih' Il nd described AS follows. to vii: land
bounded ON thu North, by land formerly own
"d y f.hcnrIa Hilton, now owned ar occupied
ny VILLAIN H. bnle, on the East, South aud
South wei by the kculrbrc River; ON thu,
Ncnl ny u certain brook running past he place
Mlit i' me hoitse formerly occupied by Jacob
savage stood and empty ing INTO the krnnchec
klNtfi the above described aud hring subject
10 the r1ght of dover ot Caroline Patterson
willow ul talch Patterson, late of Arson tfure
-uid, deceased, the said Skies. Wiltshire aud
klA inunu, OF one ndyidcd fifth part with
Abhc VI. -awNer OF Madison, in the County of
somerset hf 1rcsaid, MelVinH Rennck John
Patterson, aud Henry NJ. Patterson, of parts I'M
known hey Ond the UNITS of the state that they
rhlnnl posscSs, occupy and improve the said
nun part 10 any advantage while the same lies
IN common and undivided rs aforesaid but
wholly lose the profits thereof wherefore
thcy pray That notice may he issued, in due
FORM OF law; aud that their said parts may be
set off ami assigned 10 them in ScVerulty, and
your prt1 ion rs shall ever pray.
Datcd tins ninth day of November A. ID 1856.
T.. SKIES ~ CO.,
BY a. IL. Ware, their Atty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-09

Tn lpei lati1e Committee on Agricu-
mre have reported in favor If raising the
number of agricultural reports printed
from Ioala to 2u.uao. 10 ice bound in
Hal1th. uHzlt t. pas. Ia increase the
weight al d 'u-hrl Of oat> from 30 - -
pounds au2.t 10 pas to maxi Tho weight
Of hu~Ha. If haan> - pounds instead of
40. Is at pr ,cui.
The Agricultural College committee
recommend iuc following appropriation
bindings af natural history and aafiruG
fulrz ~I4.HH1. Sl5uu0 in -. Slu.nm ia
i~-sz Instruction. Stanu s2n'u annually
travelling EXPENSES of tho trustees.
-ilg ~25a annually; insurance, >6oe
-aoa annually apparatus. @2533; water
suppIs ~IaaU repairs, Slu1n; L. replace
fhc cattle slaughtered. >iG>1,H2- y the
#cu44n uaaucsl of S1unu VIII he paid
,91u. II drawing interest in favor of the
college ul I per cent. after Feb 3D. units.
plj 4u uu before that duo. il WAS voted
f1.raaammeud thr funding of the sum in
Sufcuf Maine bonds at PER cent
Z LIBBY write, H. follows "Seeius
circumstances a1ins in against alproprl-
atIpn> for >tarkjug the STAT COLLEGE
nun. wish yon WonId 4itr room 10 a
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-09

Tn BEST BlrIEE. Tho best butter
always sells readily at profitable price.
rhe trouble with many darymen is that
they think they make the best, simply be-
rauSe they are ignorant of what really
constitutes the best There are few Wo-
men who manage butter dairirs but who
are vain enough to believe their butter
quad 10 the very best Now if You don't
believe it. YOU just dare n>inuatc to any
lnr of them that the quality of their but
'cr is not what it should be, and You will
'orrowfully cprruborate what we say.
The want of scrupulou~ cleanliness is one
of the chief causes of the lack of really
good butter I he majority of people
who handle milk and make butter are not
80 particular in this respect rs they might
be, They do not realize the necessity of
such painstaking. The market is always
we'll supplied with DOR butter, which fire.
Iucntly amount to a glUt and is sold at Il
mere nominal price, hardly enough to pay
the expenses of making Not SO however
with the best grades In the latter case
the sales are quickly made aud the profits
to the maker ample enough to pay him
for his extra pains. - Lire Stack JourHl
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-09
Maine Horses in England.

Lord RothSchld of England gave an or
der, last winter tu the Hon. August l}' /.
mont of New York, for II team of Amcri-
can Irottcr>. Mi. Belmont engaged Mr.
Bishop to furnish said team. Mr. Bishop
is one Of those h0rsc-nrn who consider
thc blood of llau,hlctonan an objection
when man wants a liuc, goud-lopkiG@,
pleasant road team therefore he came to
Maine. At Norridgcwock he bought the
white Frarnau"lii mare Nellie Il record
about 81, then he found black mare
by Winthrop Morrill,, out Of knoN dam
that for i've. >tlIc and speed. matched
Nellie Il. After driving them together
they eouI show 30, and drove like one
horst. In June Mr.. Bishop took Thu,
team, with n top buggy, weight $50
pounds aud Il fine pair Of New York llir
ne~~c-s. to England. l'pon his arrival he
notified Lord Rutlischid thai he had ar
rived with the team, and that hc had
brought along buggy and harness. His
lor,Ship said, Il want no American
trash to ride in | want something safe
Mr.. Bishop replied, Il brought this car
riagc and harness to show this team to in
London, not Ia sell The next day
Lord Rothschild sent his head clerk down
light mi cs where the horses were sta
blcd, and Mr., Bishop gave him II ride.
on tine following morninn hi. lordsbin
sent hi, hend proom. rranr.tiny Mr..
Bi.hop 10 drive The team nm to his nolncc.
They had rot started and abort hnlr-vav
m. when they met hi, Lor,lsbip on horse
Dack. Bishop saw him ana started the
narc, an to n fast elm. and went by him.
md then turned around and camc back.
Cpon returning hi, I,oro,hip ba, dis
mounted and motioned them to stop.
They did so. and hi, Lordship told the
room to take his horse back to the stable
md he would yet in with Mr., Bishop.
lie did So. and Bisbop Immediately rave
MS Lorl>hip the rcius: the street was
ike n llnor. and Bi,hop clnckcd to the
mares and they sci sail. The rxhilara-
ion took away all fear. and the trottcr,
from Maine inst flew over thr rond. and
Bishop saws he never sa.y any man get
he dimensions of n pair of trotirrs like
his Lord,hip. He drove them home into
MS own stable There stood the coach
man looking and fcclirr ms though he
owned the whole of London. His Lord
,hp said to Mr.. Goachman. GLOW do YOU
ike thosc?" After Il very careful exam
nation he pronounced them the best
team he had ever seen. His Lorlship
said. "NIr. Bishop lunch AT one O'Clock.